David Gilbert, Dean Cosker, Rion King and Trudy Anderson have been appointed as match referees. Match Officials for the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 Umpires: Ashleigh Gibbons (Australia), Shathira Zakir JC (Bangladesh), Gayatri Venugopalan (India), Narayanan Janani (India), Aidan Seaver (Ireland), Nitin Bathi (Netherlands), Rizwan Akram (Nederland), Rahul Asher (Oman), Salima Imtiaz (Pakistan),…
“Considering a big tournament like the Champions Trophy, I don’t want any more buzz around me which might divert the team’s attention. “This has been on my mind for some time and now I believe the time has come.” Regarding the speculations, Tamim said that he had withdrawn from the BCB central contract a year…
Yasir Ali supported him by scoring 41 runs in 25 balls and Akbir Ali also performed well by scoring 21 runs in nine balls. They could have scored big but their middle order slowed down progress in the middle overs. Nasum Ahmed was the best bowler for Khulna, taking 2 wickets for 20 runs in…
Zenith Liyanage’s 22 was Sri Lanka’s next best score in the chase, with two run outs and several risky shots to no avail. O’Rourke was very quick to tail, taking 3-31 from 6.2 overs, while Jacob Duffy was responsible for some of the early damage, claiming 2-30, including the key wickets of Pathum Nissanka and…
India pacer Akash Deep sent back both Bangladesh openers inside the first hour of play as the tourists cruised to lunch at 74-2 in the second Test on Friday. Captain Nazmul Hussain Shanto scored 28 runs and Mominul Haq scored 17 runs while batting at the break in Kanpur and together they scored 45 runs.…
He further added, “It would have been better for me mentally if these issues were presented in a benign manner. False allegations do not benefit the country in the eyes of outsiders. Since I have never traded shares myself, these mistakes or words mentioned in this regard are extremely regrettable.” The all-rounder expressed his desire…
West Indies thrashed Afghanistan by 104 runs in the final group stage match of the T20 World Cup on Monday. Nicholas Pooran's whirlwind 98 off 53 balls (six fours, eight sixes) highlighted West Indies' impressive batting effort as they reached 218 for five after playing two Super Eight qualifiers ahead of the next stage of…
But in the final over of the innings, Umarzai put an end to Pooran's quest for a hundred, with his direct hit from deep cover to the striker's end making the left-hander miss his ground as he dived towards the crease in an attempt to complete a second run. It was some consolation for him…
Pakistan beat Ireland by three wickets
Despite high hopes of sealing their place in the Super Eight stage of the tournament and ending their group campaign with a fourth successive win, South Africa's top order failed to dominate the bowling although opener Reeza Hendricks provided some stability to the innings with a 49-ball 43 (five fours, a six). Nepal bowlers looked…
There was heavy rain on Friday morning and the umpires will next inspect the pitch at 11:30am local time. If the Group A games are cancelled, the USA will qualify for the Super Eight stage along with group leaders India, while Pakistan and Ireland will be eliminated along with Canada.
However, Dutch hopes were dashed when Sybrand Engelbrecht's entertaining innings of 33 off 22 balls came to an end in the 15th over. Bas de Leede (0), captain Scott Edwards (25) and Logan van Beek (2) all departed in the space of six runs as they tried to accelerate. Leg-spinner Rishad Hossain was the best…
Why don't Shakib and Tamim talk to each other?
Proteas captain Aiden Markram said his team had crossed the psychological barrier with the win over the Dutch side after their previous big defeat. “We knew they were always going to come up against us,” Markram said. “It's a game of cricket, after all. The history before this game was obviously that they had beaten…
Earlier, Mohammad Rizwan was dismissed by Steven Taylor off Netravalkar in a brilliant one-handed catch at slip, followed by Usman Khan off Kenjige, leaving Pakistan at 14/2. Later, the USA innings ended in dramatic fashion when Nitish Kumar hit a full-toss off the last ball of Haris Rauf for a boundary and the tournament co-hosts…